Books
Book review: Three Summers by Margarita Liberaki
Jenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore reviews Three Summers by Margarita Liberaki, published by Penguin. Audio
Book writing music with Sam George-Allen
Today's music feature guest is the author and musician Sam George-Allen. She'll be Zooming into Verb Readers & Writers Festival from Tasmania this week to talk about her book Witches: What Women Do… Audio
Book Critic - Pip Adam
This week Pip reviews books with a technology theme. She talks about The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power by Max Chafkin and a series of articles written by the Wall… Audio
Book review: Pony by R J Palacio
Mary Wadsworth of Dorothy Butler Children's Bookshop Auckland reviews Pony by R J Palacio, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Book review of Red Roulette: A story of wealth and power in China
Red Roulette is a gripping personal account of power and greed among China's "red aristocracy".
Book review - A Luminous Republic by Andres Barba
Melanie O'Loughlin from Lamplight Books in Auckland reviews A Luminous Republic by Andrés Barba, published by Granta. Audio
Whiti Hereaka gives bird-woman Kurangaituku a voice
For almost a decade writer Whiti Hereaka has been fleshing out the mythical story of a monster bird woman. The novel is called Kurangaituku - a name and story Whiti's known since childhood. But that… Audio
Novelist Jenni Francis borrows real-life immigration stories
What happens when there are questions that only your father can answer, and you have no idea who he is? That's Tom's predicament in The Other Side of the World, a novel by Jenni Francis, whose family… Audio
Crime writers awards - whodunit in 2021?
The enduring appeal of crime novels that offer their readers genuine thrills and curveballs, compelling characters, just enough clues and not too many red herrings, is celebrated in the annual Ngaio… Audio
Divided river: Colin Thubron travels down the Amur between Russia and China
Travel writer Colin Thubron travels down the Amur River, which separates China and Russia, and finds growing distrust despite official messages of friendship.
Book review - Bodies of Light by Jennifer Down
Catriona Ferguson reviews Bodies of Light by Jennifer Down published by Text Publishing. Audio
Short Story Competition - Winners Announced!
Announcing the winners of the first ever Nine to Noon Short Story Competition! Judges Tina Makareti and Harry Ricketts have selected five stand-outs among almost 1,500 stories entered into the… Audio
Book review - The Magician by Colm Toibin
Hannah August reviews The Magician by Colm Toibin, published by Macmillan. Audio
Jonathan Franzen - Crossroads
Multi-award winning American writer Jonathan Franzen is back with an epic novel about family, religion and culture. Crossroads is set in the 1970s and focuses on the Hildebrandt family - father Russ… Audio
Bookmarks with Brian Boyd
Today's Bookmarks guest is Distinguished Professor of English Brian Boyd, who is widely recognised as the world's leading scholar on the Russian-American writer Vladimir Nabokov. Audio
Book Critic: Catherine Ross
Catherine Ross is sticking with the Halloween theme this week, with a few recommendations for Spooky and Supernatural books. Audio
Kia Kaha: Maori who changed the world
A new book is celebrating Maoritanga and the true stories of Maori who have achieved incredible things. The book Kia Kaha, by Stacey Morrison and Jeremy Sherlock, documents 49 Maori people and groups… Audio
Book review: Silverview by John le Carré
David Hill reviews Silverview by John le Carré, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Nicola Legat on Covid-19's effect on publishing
The lockdown in August and the lockdown dragging on in Auckland has seen people turn to books for an escape This despite bookshops unable to sell books during level 4, and only post them to online… Audio
Edward Hanfling - 250 Years of New Zealand Painting
In compiling the latest edition of the book 250 Years of New Zealand Painting, art critic and writer Edward Hanfling believes it has been three decades since painting's place as the pre-eminent… Audio, Gallery